Trust, but verify. De-anchoring of inflation expectations under learning and heterogeneity

Alberto Locarno (), Davide Delle Monache, Fabio Busetti and Andrea Gerali ()

No 1994, Working Paper Series from European Central Bank

Abstract: The paper studies how a prolonged period of subdued price developments may induce a de-anchoring of inflation expectations from the central bank's objective. This is shown within a framework where agents form expectations using adaptive learning, choosing among a set of alternative forecasting models. The analysis is accompanied by empirical evidence on the properties of inflation expectations in the euro area. Our results also suggest that monetary policy may lose effectiveness if delayed too much, as expectations are allowed to drift away from target for too long. JEL Classification: E31, E37, E58, D83

Keywords: DSGE; expectations de-anchoring; inflation; learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-01
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